Digital Transformation and Convergence: Airtel’s Strategy for Broadband Growth

Digital Transformation and Convergence: Airtel's Strategy for Broadband Growth

Bharti Airtel provides broadband services to customers through its Airtel Xstream Fiber service offerings. Airtel delivers high-speed internet connectivity using FTTH (Fiber to the Home) technology, offering customers fully dedicated fibre optic cables in various price segments and packages. Starting with speeds ranging from 40 Mbps to up to 1 Gbps, Airtel provides broadband plans with unlimited data.

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Airtel Xstream Fiber and Airtel Xstream AirFiber

For those who may not be aware, Airtel provides high-speed internet services through both wired – Airtel Xstream Fiber – and wireless modes – Xstream AirFiber. Airtel Xstream AirFiber is India’s first wireless home internet, powered by Airtel 5G Plus. Airtel Xstream AirFiber is the company’s Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service.

Expansion and Availability

Coming to the availability of services, Gopal Vittal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Bharti Airtel, highlighted during the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2023 Earnings Conference Call that Airtel Broadband has continued its momentum with approximately 413,000 net additions. Airtel Xstream Fiber is now present in 1,225 cities, up from 983 cities the previous year.

Concerning Airtel Xstream AirFiber, the service is currently available in Delhi and Mumbai, the two metropolitan cities, as previously reported by TelecomTalk.

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Sales Force and Convergence Portfolio

Airtel emphasized that it has placed intense focus on enhancing the productivity of its sales force, resulting in a notable improvement of nearly 20 percent through a combination of digitization and efficient execution. Airtel also underscored its increased emphasis on bolstering its convergence portfolio (the bundling of Airtel services into packages), which not only provides Airtel with an increase in Average Revenue Per User (ARPU), but also contributes to greater customer retention.